/*
 * Copyright 2012 Decebal Suiu
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or at:
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */
package ro.fortsoft.pf4j;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Find a plugin descriptor in a directory (plugin repository).
 * You can find in manifest file @see DefaultPluginDescriptorFinder,
 * xml file, properties file, java services (with ServiceLoader), etc.
 *
 * @author Decebal Suiu
 */
public interface PluginDescriptorFinder {

	public PluginDescriptor find(File pluginRepository) throws PluginException;

}
